The Sicatoka

On field turf, I believe a wet ball harms both teams' run game*, but it gives a minor edge to the wide receivers as they know when they're going to cut and the DBs do not. You tend to slip more when you are reacting than when you plan on cutting. (On natural surface the wet field starts to hurt the WRs equally as the ground starts to give.) *To quote Chris Berman, "Fum-BLE!"

Some Big XII nominees from last night: Not bad up close, but on television it took me a while to figure out if Picasso had done their helmets. Orange chrome?

C'mon ...kimchi and a soju is the Korean equivalent of sauerkraut and a hefeweizen. You'll eat sauerkraut, won't you?

Craving for kimchi?

I predict a wet ball. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-111.04962&lat=45.65876#.VCVmw_ldVZg

Cause of death of NDSU student Bearson: homicidal violence. Not good.

I tend to kick people to the curb.

Is there such a thing as a non-disruptive alcohol culture?

If Wyoming wasn't Mountain West ... Montanas (2), Dakotas (4), Idaho, EWU, Wyoming and Denver: 9 for football*, 10 for M/WBB**. * eight conference games ** eighteen conference games, pretty good travel pairs When I'm king of the world I'll get right on this.

C'mon guys, I'm looking for the legitimately ugly ones, not the bucket of the team you love to hate.

Masterfully played. Bravo.

Not so fast ... Were UND to roll out three wins against Montana State, Montana, and EWU this year, oh yeah, it'd be noticed. Will it happen? Uh, about the same odds as me and the PowerBall. #soyouresayingtheresachance

It's on my Midco channel I call "the interwebs". My Midcontinent cable supplies me my connectivity for "Big Sky TV", and that's free. So, I'll be watching North Dakota at Montana State. That's part of how media is changing: Big Sky TV, NCHC TV. And it's spectacular when you're traveling and "out of market" (i.e. too far from the over-the-air tower).

Happy now? (Full discloser: When this thread first appeared it was titled "Offense of Cordinator". I was so appalled by "offense of" I missed the other until now.)

Maryland should be here somewhere with some of the disasters they've put on.

The Pohlad's were probably running a fire hose from the roof of Target Center to make it "rain" harder on Target Field.

The easy solution is all the Twins wake up Sunday morning with "bilateral shoulder stiffness". "Phil, you're starting." After one out in the first ... PRAISE JESUS! It's a miracle; the shoulders loosened up!

I think that guy should use some pine tar ...

Sioux94 gave me a great idea: UND play selection through four games SJSU: Rush 32 Pass 20 RMU: Rush 34 Pass 22 MSU: Rush 34 Pass 28 SB: Rush 36 Pass 7 OK, the reality is that the SB game is an aberration caused by a two-score lead and the defense having the SB offense completely under control. Beyond that, there's the balanced offense some seem to be looking for; however, I must note that some of the passing against MSU was "playing catch-up". I'd say Bubba and Rudolph are looking for a 60/40 run approach based on that small sample size. Also note in their tightest game (UMontana) even NDSU went run heavy (low mistakes, ball control). Folks, if you gave me a the best defense in FCS and a running game that guaranteed, *guaranteed*, 3.5 yards per attempt, never less, I'd *never* pass the ball. (Do the math.)

Folks, there's a trend to create some ugly "buckets" (helmets) in sports lately. I'd like to get a compilation going here, from all levels, and all sports, with the goal to put together a bracket and determine the first winner of the "Ugliest Bucket in Sports". I'd like to make a couple nominations: The Jacksonville Jaguars: Did they run out of flat black while repainting their gold helmets? Next, St. Cloud State's helmet. What's with this layering thing? Couldn't decide on a color? (I'm talking about the one that's not just a black base.)

Uh, you said "Mussman" and "Sioux Falls" in the same breath and you're surprised at the outcome?

On-field performance comes and goes (see Longhorn football), so that's why conferences have gone more to markets and demographics. Proof? Rutgers (NYC/northern NJ TV market) and Maryland (Balt/Wash TV market) in the Big Ten. The addition of those cable markets is a windfall for the Big Ten Network.

Phil Hughes: 1/3 of an inning short of 210 innings ... and a $500,000.00 bonus. I think every Twins pitcher not named Hughes should wake up Sunday morning with "bilateral arm and shoulder weakness" thus forcing Hughes to go out and pitch.

http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58642&SPID=6399&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=209357077&Q_SEASON=2014 In Bubba's world, how are you going to be successful on the football field? Defense and ball-control offense. You run the parts of your offense that you can execute and keep control of the ball.

Late in game with lead ... Mussman era: Get ball Attempt three passes (all incomplete) Net effect: run about 18 seconds from the clock Punt Ball control era: Get ball Attempt at least two runs Decision for other down (run or pass); assume incomplete for worst case Net effect: run about 90 to 110 seconds from the clock Punt If you get first down -- repeat. Net effect: run about two minutes per first down from the clock plus the 90 or so seconds of a three-and-out. Some of you don't see the difference between "Mussman" and a "rush three-and-out", but it's there and it's huge ... especially if you have the lead. Burning clock with the lead only puts more pressure on the opponent offense when they do get the ball because they're not sure when they'll see it again. If you actually do pop a couple first downs rushing, the collar only gets tighter on the other guys.